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Georgie Somerset

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Georgina Somerset FAICD (born 10 September 1967) is an Australian farmer and grazier, and a community advocate for the rural industry, particularly women in the industry.

From 2009 to 2014, she was president of the Queensland Rural Women's Network. She serves as a non-executive director on the boards of the Queensland Children's Hospital (since 2013), the Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (since 2016), and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (since 2017).[1]

In 1997, was nominated for ABC Rural Woman of the Year.[2] In 2014, she was named one of 100 Women of Influence in the Local/Regional category by The Australian Financial Review, for her role as an ambassador for Women in Australian Agribusiness.[3]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who Australian Women, ConnectWeb, 2018.
  2. ^ "Somerset, Georgie". The Australian Women's Register. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Australia's 100 Women of Influence 2014". Financial Review. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.